Win: Rodney Davenport (7-9) Loss: Mal Blake (11-14)
Save: Joe Mayo (8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Cy Washington pitching. Bill Roper strikes out. Billy Gardner doubles to center field. Jose Bobb walks. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Bill Tuttle doubles to left field. Billy Gardner scores. Jose Bobb uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matt Mitchell lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mal Blake pitching. Gabe Egan strikes out. Lou Fernandez grounds out to the second baseman. BobbyBobJimBo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Billy Consolo walks. Billy Consolo steals second. Lou Davison flies out to the right fielder. Mal Blake flies out to the center fielder. Bill Roper lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dale Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boogie Woogie flies out to the right fielder. Boogie OogieOogie grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Billy Gardner strikes out. Jose Bobb singles past the second baseman. Rob Daugherty singles past the first baseman. Jose Bobb advances to third on the hit. Bill Tuttle singles to left field. Jose Bobb scores. Rob Daugherty advances to third on the hit. Matt Mitchell strikes out. Billy Consolo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vinny Brown flies out to the left fielder. Bob Klesko strikes out. Cy Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lou Davison flies out to the center fielder. Mal Blake grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Roper doubles to right field. Billy Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Fernandez singles to center field. BobbyBobJimBo singles past the shortstop. Lou Fernandez advances to third on the hit. Dale Murphy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jose Bobb flies out to the center fielder. Rob Daugherty singles to center field. Rob Daugherty steals second. Bill Tuttle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gabe Egan. Rob Daugherty scores. Matt Mitchell walks. Billy Consolo flies out to the left fielder. Bill Tuttle is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Boogie Woogie walks. Boogie OogieOogie singles to left field. Vinny Brown hits a home run. Boogie Woogie scores. Boogie OogieOogie scores. Bob Klesko grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Washington strikes out. Gabe Egan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lou Davison strikes out. Mal Blake walks. Bill Roper grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Lou Fernandez grounds out to the second baseman. BobbyBobJimBo strikes out. Dale Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Moose Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Gardner grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Bobb flies out to the center fielder. Rob Daugherty walks. Bill Tuttle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Boogie Woogie singles to center field. Boogie OogieOogie lines out to the third baseman. Vinny Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boogie Woogie advances to second on the play. Bob Klesko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rodney Davenport comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Mitchell doubles to center field. Billy Consolo strikes out. Lou Davison flies out to the right fielder. Mal Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Yadier Molina is pinch hitting for Rodney Davenport. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Gabe Egan singles to center field. Yadier Molina advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. John Beard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Lou Fernandez singles to left field. Yadier Molina scores. Gabe Egan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. John Swartz is pinch hitting for BobbyBobJimBo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Swartz strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Edington is pinch hitting for Dale Murphy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Edington singles to center field. Gabe Egan scores. Lou Fernandez advances to third on the hit. Boogie Woogie strikes out. Boogie OogieOogie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Mayo pitching. Bill Roper strikes out. Billy Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Bobb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Bill Roper (25), Billy Gardner (23), Bill Tuttle (19), Matt Mitchell (22).GIDP - Bill Roper. Baserunning: SB - Rob Daugherty (18), Billy Consolo (14).CS - Bill Tuttle (6).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny John did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Eibel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Verdo McDaniel improves in control Wynn Tatis improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Frye did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ralph Strickland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jake Funk improves in power_vs_lefty Gary King did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lyman Hamner did not respond to coaching in speed Carlos Cooper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty BillyBob Boone improves in arm Tom Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty